2024 is rapidly coming to a close. The days are beginning (barely) to get longer. Christmas has come and gone. In just a few days we start a new year, 2025. We will be a quarter of the way through the 21st century!This week would be an excellent time to look back, to evaluate the […]
One of the on-going topics in the Bible is God’s desire to be with the people He created. The first inkling we see is in Genesis 1&2, where God created the human race to live in fellowship with Him. The Lord walked in the garden with Adam and Eve. Sadly, sin broke that relationship, but
I’m putting up lights on the house today. Christmas lights. Some people love them, some don’t. But they do remind us of the significance of this season.When Jesus came to the earth, He came to bring light. Many times He called Himself ‘the light of the world’. “While I am in the world, I am
It’s funny how we put so much emphasis on a term found only once in the Bible. The word “pastor” is only found in Ephesians 4:11. “And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers”. Even there the word is better translated “shepherds”. And
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year”, or so goes the song. And it is a very special time. We often enjoy time with family, sharing gifts and meals, putting up lights and having parties. We’ve made it a really special time. As Christians, we remember the baby in a manger, the shepherds in